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MrSo0h0o · 05-24-2007, 12:05 AM

got new tires on my baby Roxanne today and decided she needed a bath..

washed her, clayed her, polished, washed again(b/c of polish residue) and then waxed.. my arm is killing me!!!!

***PhatRoyale*** · 05-24-2007, 12:44 AM

ditto that.

last time i tried to wax by hand, i gave up half way through, never again lol

RedPhoenix · 05-24-2007, 05:11 AM

lol wimp. ive fully detailed plenty of cars from clay to finish in a few hours. hell i removed a hood's worth of white oxidization on my gfs car by hand!

Pb · 05-26-2007, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by PhatRoyale

ditto that.

last time i tried to wax by hand, i gave up half way through, never again lol

Waxing is easy. Polishing can be hard by hand though. If or wax is hard to remove then you probably applied it too thick, or applied it to hot paint.

MrSo0h0o · 05-26-2007, 09:10 AM

yea Pb the waxing was easy, it was just killer to do it after 2 washes, a hand polish and claybarring.. at that point i was really wishing that i picked up a PC from the group buy lol

touringcamry · 05-26-2007, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by MrSo0h0o

yea Pb the waxing was easy, it was just killer to do it after 2 washes, a hand polish and claybarring.. at that point i was really wishing that i picked up a PC from the group buy lol

Yeah, get a PC buffer. Saves a bit of time and your arm. Once you go PC, you'll never want to go back to doing it by hand.

Tommy · 05-26-2007, 01:35 PM

do you guys wax by hand or do you use the pc?

i always wax by hand, only thing i use the pc for is polishing.

freakinbox · 05-26-2007, 04:54 PM

I waxed my car the first week I hade it, august of 2005, and I doubt I'll ever do it again lol

***CharmCityES*** · 05-27-2007, 01:22 AM

haha extreme detailing is every week in the cross house
i wash my car every other day, and ill hit it with the california car duster and quick detailer every day....gotta keep her clean!

Pb · 05-27-2007, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Tommy

do you guys wax by hand or do you use the pc?

i always wax by hand, only thing i use the pc for is polishing.

Most of the time I wax by hand. Sometimes I apply Klasse with a buffer to get a little extra polishing action out of it.

***PhatRoyale*** · 05-27-2007, 12:04 PM

I know it's not as good as a PC, but how does everyone feel about using something like this?

http://canadiantire.ca/browse/produc...romSearch=true

I'd figure this would make my life easier in the meantime while I'm still saving up for the PC.

BAGGEDCAMRY01 · 05-28-2007, 10:30 PM

i only used a buffer once. its does alot better. so now when i wash the cam i do it all by hand i spend 3 hrs. on the cam. after that i put the car cover on it and when i drive and park dust it. dust the rims, put cover back on. gets washed every 2 days. i just like keeping the car clean. so